"The Book of Love" (also titled "(Who Wrote) The Book of
Love") is a
rock and roll song, originally by
The Monotones. It was written by three members of the group, Warren
Davis, George Malone and Charles Patrick, and it peaked at #5 on the
Billboard Hot 100.

Lead singer Charles Patrick heard a
Pepsodent toothpaste commercial with the line "wonder where the
yellow went". From there he got the idea for the line, "I wonder,
wonder, wonder who, who wrote the book of love", working it up into a
song with Davis and Malone. The "boom" part of the song was a result of
a kid kicking a ball against the garage while they were rehearsing. It
sounded good, so they added it to the song.

In September 1957, the Monotones recorded "The Book of Love", which
was released on the Mascot label in December that year. The small record
company could not cope with its popularity, and it was reissued on
Chess Records' subsidiary Argo label in February 1958. It attained a
Billboard ranking of #5 for pop songs and #3 for
R&B in 1958. It also reached #5 in Australia...

THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS:

Happy Birthday today to
Peggy Wellington Craft ('57) ANDthe President of the Class of 1965, Joe Wingo of NC!

From Jim Rohn's Newsletter - 02/15/10 - "Nine Things More Important than
Capital":

Nine Things
More Important than Capital

By Jim Rohn

When starting any enterprise or
business, whether it is full-time or part-time, we all know the value of
having plenty of capital (money). But I bet we both know or at least
have heard of people who started with no capital who went on to make
fortunes. How? You may ask.

Well, I believe there are actually some things that are more valuable
than capital that can lead to your entrepreneurial success. Let me give
you the list.

1. Time
Time is more valuable than capital. The time you set aside not to be
wasted, not to be given away. Time you set aside to be invested in an
enterprise that brings value to the marketplace with the hope of making
a profit. Now we have capital time.

How valuable is time? Time properly invested is worth a fortune. Time
wasted can be devastation. Time invested can perform miracles, so you
invest your time.

2. Desperation
I have a friend, Lydia, whose first major investment in her new
enterprise was desperation. She said, "My kids are hungry, I’ve gotta
make this work. If this doesn't work, what will I do?" So she invested
$1 in her enterprise selling a product she believed in. The $1 was to
buy a few flyers so she could make a sale at retail, collect the money
and then buy the product wholesale to deliver back to the customer.

My friend Bill Bailey went to Chicago as a teenager after he got out of
high school. And the first job he got was as a night janitor. Someone
said, "Bill, why would you settle for night janitor?" He said,
"Malnutrition." You work at whatever you can possibly get when you get
hungry. You go to work somewhere—night janitor, it doesn't matter where
it is. Years later now, Bill is a recipient of the Horatio Alger award,
rich and powerful and one of the great examples of lifestyle that I
know. But, his first job—night janitor. Desperation can be a powerful
incentive. When you say, “I must.”

3. Determination
Determination says I will. First Lydia said, "I must find a customer."
Desperation. Second, she said, "I will find someone before this first
day is over." Sure enough, she found someone. She said, "If it works
once, it will work again." But then the next person said, "No." Now what
must you invest?

4. Courage
Courage is more valuable than capital. If you've only got $1 and a lot
of courage, I'm telling you, you've got a good future ahead of you.
Courage in spite of the circumstances. Humans can do the most incredible
things no matter what happens. Haven't we heard the stories? There are
some recent ones from Kosovo that are some of the most classic,
unbelievable stories of being in the depths of hell and finally making
it out. It's humans. You can't sell humans short. Courage in spite of,
not because of, but in spite of. Now once Lydia has made 3 or 4 sales
and gotten going, here's what now takes over.

5. Ambition
"Wow! If I can sell 3, I can sell 33. If I can sell 33, I can sell 103."
Wow. Lydia is now dazzled by her own dreams of the future.

6. Faith
Now she begins to believe she's got a good product. This is probably a
good company. And she then starts to believe in herself. Lydia, single
mother, 2 kids, no job. "My gosh, I'm going to pull it off!" Her
self-esteem starts to soar. These are investments that are unmatched.
Money can't touch it. What if you had a million dollars and no faith?
You'd be poor. You wouldn't be rich. Now here is the next one, the
reason why she's a millionaire today.

7. Ingenuity
Putting your brains to work. Probably up until now, you've put about
1/10 of your brainpower to work. What if you employed the other 9/10?
You can't believe what can happen. Humans can come up with the most
intriguing things to do. Ingenuity. What's ingenuity worth? A fortune.
It is more valuable than money. All you need is a $1 and plenty of
ingenuity. Figuring out a way to make it work, make it work, make it
work.

8. Heart and Soul
What is a substitute for heart and soul? It's not money. Money can't buy
heart and soul. Heart and soul is more valuable than a million dollars.
A million dollars without heart and soul, you have no life. You are
ineffective. But, heart and soul is like the unseen magic that moves
people, moves people to buy, moves people to make decisions, moves
people to act, moves people to respond.

9. Personality
You've just got to spruce up and sharpen up your own personality. You've
got plenty of personality. Just get it developed to where it is
effective every day, effective no matter who you talk to, whether it is
a child or whether it is a business person, whether it is a rich person
or a poor person. A unique personality that is at home anywhere. One of
my mentors, Bill Bailey, taught me, "You've got to learn to be just as
comfortable, Mr. Rohn, whether it is in a little shack in Kentucky
having a beer and watching the fights with Winfred, my old friend or in
a Georgian mansion in Washington, DC as the Senator's guest." Move with
ease whether it is with the rich or whether it is with the poor. And it
makes no difference to you who is rich or who is poor. A chance to have
a unique relationship with whomever. The kind of personality that's
comfortable. The kind of personality that's not bent out of shape.

And lastly, let's not forget charisma and sophistication. Charisma with
a touch of humility. This entire list is more valuable than money. With
one dollar and the list I just gave you, the world is yours. It belongs
to you, whatever piece of it you desire whatever development you wish
for your life. I've given you the secret. Capital. The kind of capital
that is more valuable than money and that can secure your future and
fortune. Remember that you lack not the resources.

I didn't know if my young
granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I
would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me,
and always she was correct. But it was fun for me, so I continued.

At last, she headed for the door, saying sagely, "Grandma, I think you
should try to figure out some of these yourself!"

2. Wednesday, March 14, 2018 -The NNHS Class of June 1942
meets at noon on the second Wednesday of every other month
for a Dutch treat lunch at the James River Country Club,
1500 Country Club Road. PLEASE JOIN THEM. Give or take a few
years makes no difference. Good conversation, food and
atmosphere. For details, call Jennings Bryan at 803-7701 for
reservations.